Principles+influence+technology


 * Technology is a great tool that can be used to support the ADDIE model of learning...if it is used with purpose, and if it is used wisely. **

**Here are some suggestions for tools that can be used at each step:**

__**Analyze**__ Needs assessments can be given electronically--using computer software--and scored electronically. Data can be collected and sorted using computer programs such as Excel.

There are multiple places online to find the standards that your district has adopted...and there are also planning sites such as Planbookedu.com where you can access whichever standards you're using and begin building lesson plans around them.

Technology also allows for adapting lessons for students that need special accomodations, through the use of projection equipment, voice synthesis, read-to-you options, and audio enhancements. __**Design**__ Creating objectives with your colleagues can be done anytime, anywhere by using collaborative programs such as Google Docs or Wikis, which allow multiple users to work on one document simultaneously. And the Internet is a great place to access information on successful strategies and tips for shaping objectives.

__**Development**__ Developing the materials you will use to execute your lessons has never been easy than in the Digital Age. Forget paper...students of today can read text, annotate it, and collaborate over it all online. Lesson plans can take the form of Voicethreads, podcasts, TeacherTube videos, and any number of Web 2.0 offerings out there. Simply put, there is no excuse for a teacher to not have dynamic, interesting materials ready for his students...it's all out there.

__**Implementation**__ The act of teaching will rely more and more on technology--interactive videos, text that can be manipulated by teacher or student in real time, a wealth of reliable information in seconds--soon we won't even know teaching without the aid of our computers.

__**Evaluation**__ Again, evaluations can be assessed electronically, and the data can be collected and sorted to tailor any need you may have.